Teams App State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 App State roster 109 players: 11 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 4 juniors, 24 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 12 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (47) and Georgia (17). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 13 Specialists 8
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Nate Noel RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 1,128 rushing yards, 4 TD 6 Camerun Peoples RB 6′2″ 225 Lineville, AL 926 rushing yards, 14 TD 4 Anderson Castle RB 6′0″ 220 Boone, NC 236 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Daetrich Harrington RB 6′0″ 195 Douglasville, GA 196 rushing yards, 1 TD 34 Jahmir Smith RB Transfer from Notre Dame Jr. 5′11″ 207 Sanford, NC 69 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 Gabe Montgomery RB Sr. 5′8″ 195 Charlotte, NC 13 rushing yards 24 Ben Williams RB So. 5′10″ 190 Charlotte, NC 33 Logan Cruce RB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Oneida, NY Marcus Williams Jr. RB Sr. 5′10″ 204 Rocky Mount, NC
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Corey Xavier Sutton WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 215 Charlotte, NC 61 catches, 904 yards, 7 TD 5 Thomas Hennigan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Greensboro, NC 60 catches, 823 yards, 6 TD 14 Malik Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 185 Chester, SC 52 catches, 819 yards, 7 TD 11 Jalen Virgil WR Sr. 6′1″ 210 Lawrenceville, GA 15 catches, 226 yards, 1 TD Milan Tucker WR 5′11″ 180 Lehigh Acres, FL 7 returns, 149 yards 9 Christian Wells WR 6′1″ 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL 12 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD 13 Christan Horn WR 6′2″ 190 Columbia, SC 5 catches, 46 yards 6 Dashaun Davis WR 5′9″ 175 Deerfield Beach, FL 3 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 8 Dalton Stroman WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 Rockingham, NC 1 catch, 10 yards 11 Coen Sutton WR 6′2″ 205 Charlotte, NC 12 Michael Hetzel WR RS 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 21 Elijah Johnson WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Cornelius, NC 25 Sean Horton WR So. 6′1″ 195 Holly Springs, NC 80 A.J. Hall WR So. 6′1″ 215 Kernersville, NC 84 Da’Shawn Brown WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 180 York, SC 88 Jacoby Pinckney WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 210 Spartanburg, SC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Henry Pearson TE 6′3″ 245 Ho Ho Kus, NJ 11 catches, 153 yards 87 Eli Wilson TE 6′3″ 240 Piedmont, SC 8 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD 18 Mike Evans TE Sr. 6′3″ 240 Jacksonville, NC 7 catches, 77 yards 81 Miller Gibbs TE So. 6′4″ 245 Davidson, NC 3 catches, 21 yards, 2 TD 33 Peter Hennigan TE 6′0″ 210 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 86 Trey Ross TE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 240 Sophia, NC 89 August Drews TE RS 6′5″ 245 Sarasota, FL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 51 Baer Hunter OL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Clemmons, NC 2 tackles 75 Damion Daley OL So. 6′4″ 300 Columbia, SC 2 tackles 74 Anderson Hardy OL So. 6′6″ 290 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 70 Cooper Hodges OL So. 6′4″ 305 Glen Saint Mary, FL 1 catch, 0 yards 54 Lyle Hiers OL So. 6′5″ 295 Lake Wales, FL 62 Larry Dowdy OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 295 Belmont, NC 64 Chris Lyle OL RS 6′4″ 275 Greensboro, NC 65 Gage Blackston OL Sr. 6′4″ 285 Savannah, GA 66 Luke Smith OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Lebanon, TN 67 Seth Williams OL RS 6′4″ 300 Statesville, NC 71 Markell Samuel OL 6′4″ 315 Fayetteville, NC 73 Jaden Lindsay OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 300 Winston-salem, NC 76 Austin Reeves OL RS 6′5″ 285 Mooresville, NC 77 Colston Powers OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 290 Blue Ridge, VA 78 Craig McFarland OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Phoenix, AZ 79 Sammy Henderson OL Fr. 6′5″ 275 Charlotte, NC
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Demetrius Taylor DL Sr. 6′1″ 295 Miami, FL 24 tackles, 7 sacks 97 Caleb Spurlin DL Sr. 5′11″ 240 Galax, VA 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 35 Jalen McLeod NT 6′1″ 236 Washington, DC 26 tackles, 1 sack 43 Hansky Paillant DL 6′2″ 240 Sunrise, FL 20 tackles 99 Jordon Earle DL 6′2″ 295 West Palm Beach, FL 20 tackles 50 DeAndre Dingle-Prince DE 6′0″ 280 Sanford, NC 15 tackles 36 Kevon Haigler DE 6′1″ 250 Hartsville, SC 11 tackles 91 Tommy Dawkins DL Sr. 6′2″ 240 Concord, NC 10 tackles 0 Deshawn McKnight DL 6′3″ 299 Sumter, SC 8 tackles 93 Karon White DT 6′2″ 290 Madison, AL 2 tackles 19 Justin Isler DL 6′2″ 240 Temple, GA 1 tackle 90 Dorian Pickett DL 6′2″ 255 Beulaville, NC 1 tackle 4 Zareon Hayes DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 240 Dillon, SC 11 Jamar Rucks DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 235 Buford, GA 46 Chris Washington DL 5′11″ 285 Newberry, FL 55 George Blackstock DL Sr. 6′1″ 270 Eden, NC 68 Greg Johnston DL Jr. 6′3″ 275 Asheville, NC 94 Stephen Passeggiata DE RS 6′2″ 250 Wellington, FL 99 Chris Willis DL Sr. 6′2″ 260 Shelby, NC
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 52 D’Marco Jackson LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Spartanburg, SC 119 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT 9 Nick Hampton LB 6′3″ 235 Anderson, SC 68 tackles, 11 sacks 7 Trey Cobb LB 6′2″ 215 Waycross, GA 72 tackles, 3 INT 18 T.D. Roof LB 5′10″ 221 Buford, GA 67 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 2 Brendan Harrington LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 235 Moncure, NC 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks 40 Logan Doublin LB 6′0″ 220 Clearwater, FL 24 tackles, 1 sack 51 Tyler Bird LB 6′2″ 230 Acworth, GA 19 tackles, 1 sack 10 Tim Frizzell LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Knoxville, TN 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 44 KeSean Brown LB 6′1″ 221 Bamberg, SC 9 tackles 34 Jourdan Heilig LB 6′2″ 215 Concord, NC 5 tackles 20 Je’Mari Littlejohn LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Gaffney, SC 22 Jordan Mitchell LB 6′0″ 230 Beulaville, NC 26 Caden Sullivan LB RS 6′2″ 230 Inman, SC 47 Colin Guentensberger LB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Hillsborough, NC 49 Nate Blanton Jr. LB RS 6′0″ 210 Shelby, NC 58 Grant Daley LB So. 6′2″ 225 Wilmington, NC
Defensive backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 Steven Jones DB 5′10″ 185 Rockingham, NC 46 tackles, 5 INT 13 Kaiden Smith DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 Lawrenceville, GA 58 tackles 27 Ronald Clarke S 6′0″ 200 Buford, GA 33 tackles, 1 sack 21 Ryan Huff DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Athens, GA 23 tackles, 2 INT 3 Shaun Jolly DB Sr. 5′9″ 175 Stone Mountain, GA 26 tackles, 1 INT 31 Madison Cone S Transfer from Wisconsin Sr. 5′9″ 182 Kernersville, NC 25 tackles 4 Nicholas Ross S 5′11″ 190 Kennesaw, GA 21 tackles 26 Donte Small DB Transfer from Morgan State 6′0″ 185 17 tackles 1 Kaleb Dawson DB 5′11″ 205 Moultrie, GA 11 tackles 25 Jackson Greene S 5′11″ 195 Boone, NC 6 tackles 14 Travis McNichols DB Fr. 5′8″ 160 Miami Gardens, FL 2 tackles 14 Tre Caldwell DB So. 5′10″ 190 Greensboro, NC 24 Mike Smith DB 6′0″ 200 Jacksonville, FL
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 91 Chandler Staton PK Sr. 5′11″ 200 Gainesville, GA 20 of 21 field goals 39 Xavier Subotsch P Sr. 6′1″ 210 Melbourne, VIC 49 punts, 41.0 average 30 Clayton Howell P 6′0″ 195 High Point, NC 2 punts, 33.0 average 42 Christian Johnstone LS 6′3″ 255 Loganville, GA 1 tackle 99 Michael Hughes PK Fr. 6′3″ 190 Charleston, WV 1 tackle 29 John Gliarmis PK Jr. 5′8″ 155 Wilson, NC 30 Jay Person PR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 224 Cleveland, TN 41 Reed Harper LS So. 5′11″ 200 Clemmons, NC
Corey Xavier Sutton, Coen Sutton, Michael Hetzel, Ben Williams, Gabe Montgomery, Sammy Henderson Thomas Hennigan, Tre Caldwell, Peter Hennigan, Chris Lyle Jamar Rucks, T.D. Roof, Ronald Clarke Elijah Johnson, Austin Reeves, Miller Gibbs Madison Cone, Jaden Lindsay, A.J. Hall Anderson Castle, Jackson Greene Nicholas Ross, Tyler Bird Steven Jones, Dalton Stroman Chase Brice, Christian Johnstone Nate Noel, Demetrius Taylor Jalen Virgil, Kaiden Smith Christan Horn, Damion Daley Jordan Mitchell, Dorian Pickett Jahmir Smith, DeAndre Dingle-Prince Jourdan Heilig, Tommy Dawkins Reed Harper, Baer Hunter Nate Blanton Jr., Chris Willis D’Marco Jackson, Jacoby Pinckney Stephen Passeggiata, Jordon Earle Deshawn McKnight Kaleb Dawson Shaun Jolly Daetrich Harrington Zareon Hayes Camerun Peoples Dashaun Davis D.C. Tabscott Trey Cobb Jacob Huesman Christian Wells Nick Hampton Tanner Wilson Tim Frizzell Malik Williams Travis McNichols Mike Evans Justin Isler Je’Mari Littlejohn Navy Shuler Ryan Huff Mike Smith Sean Horton Caden Sullivan John Gliarmis Clayton Howell Jay Person Logan Cruce Jalen McLeod Kevon Haigler Logan Doublin Hansky Paillant KeSean Brown Chris Washington Colin Guentensberger Lyle Hiers George Blackstock Grant Daley Larry Dowdy Gage Blackston Luke Smith Seth Williams Greg Johnston Cooper Hodges Markell Samuel Anderson Hardy Colston Powers Craig McFarland Da’Shawn Brown Trey Ross Eli Wilson Henry Pearson August Drews Chandler Staton Karon White Caleb Spurlin Michael Hughes Marcus Williams Jr. Milan Tucker NC 47 GA 17 FL 16 SC 14 TN 4 Hometowns of the 2021 App State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state North Carolina 47 Georgia 17 Florida 16 South Carolina 14 Tennessee 4 Alabama 2 Virginia 2 New York 1 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 5 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2021 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
